Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Supreme Court Seeks Five Cities for Footpath Pilot Project
The Supreme Court has asked the central government to choose five cities for a footpath project.
The Court said people have a fundamental right to walk.
It connected this right to rights protected by the Constitution.
The Court said people should have demarcated footpaths.
It also said these rights should come before the movement of motorised vehicles.
The articles do not say which cities will be chosen or when the project will begin.
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to select five cities for a footpath pilot project.
The Court said the right to walk is a fundamental right under Part III of the Constitution.
It linked walking to constitutional rights including movement and life.
The ruling says the right to walk includes access to demarcated footpaths.
The Court said these rights should take priority over movement by motorised vehicles.
- Who
- The Supreme Court of India and the Centre.
- What
- The Court asked the Centre to pick five cities for a footpath pilot project and stated that walking is a fundamental right.
- Where
- India; the five cities have not been identified.
- Why
- The Court said the fundamental right to walk includes access to demarcated footpaths and should have priority over motorised vehicle movement.
- Cities sought for pilot
- Five
- Project
- Footpath pilot project
- Authority making request
- Supreme Court of India
- Asked to select cities
- The Centre
- Constitutional basis cited
- Part III, including Articles 19 and 21
- Footpath right stated
- The right to walk includes the right to demarcated footpaths